The last 4 days have been a whirlwind.
It started Friday evening: a wildfire sparked just 2 km from the house. It didn’t stay small. We’re now looking at 2,000+ hectares. The sky’s been buzzing with helicopters and bombers, and parattack crews have been landing right in the yard. Some of them are now camped here.
Saturday, things heated up – literally. Our smoke detector went off, and we discovered the batteries had reached 60°C. The charge controller was overcharging the batteries. That’s when you realize: in remote living, even your safety gear needs a safety check.
Sunday? We were placed on evacuation alert. We packed what we could, turned on the sprinklers, and spent the next days in full-scale firesmarting sessions with friends.
And today? Back to work from home. Because apparently, the show must go on.
That’s remote IT life in wildfire season: your yard becomes a helipad, your weekend is structural defense, and your Monday is VPN troubleshooting and backup monitoring.
But this is what we do in the North. We adapt, we stay alert, and we keep things running, whether it’s a server rack or a sprinkler line.
